BY THE CUT OF A TUMI: AN ICONIC CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT OF ANCIENT PERU
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Subject: BY THE CUT OF A TUMI: AN ICONIC CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT OF ANCIENT PERU Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:17 pm
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BY THE CUT OF A TUMI: AN ICONIC CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT OF ANCIENT PERU
The tumi was a ceremonial knife used by several pre-Columbian cultures that inhabited the Peruvian coast, including the Moche, Sicán, Chimu, and Inca cultures, to carry out blood sacrifice and perform surgical procedures.
BY THE CUT OF A TUMI: AN ICONIC CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT OF ANCIENT PERU